A yet-to-be-ascertained number of persons was feared dead, when a truck conveying a 40-feet container, on Tuesday evening, crashed into a shuttle bus, tricycles and pedestrians at the Idemili Junction, near Oba, in Idemili South LGA of Anambra State. The Spokesperson for the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in...
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By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has called on the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) to extend support to its training institutions to enhance the capacity and professionalism of road safety personnel across the country. FRSC Corps Marshal, Shehu Mohammed, made the appeal during...
No fewer than 16 persons were reportedly burnt to death in a lone accident involving a Mazda bus at Buhari Estate axis on the Abeokuta-Sagamu Expressway on Tuesday. The spokesperson for the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun State, Mrs Florence Okpe, confirmed the incident in a statement...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the death of four people in a lone accident involving an articulated vehicle in Kogi. The FRSC also said that two persons were severely injured in the accident. The FRSC Sector Commander in Kogi, Mr Samuel Oyedeji, confirmed the incidence to...
Tragedy struck on Saturday morning along the Benin-Auchi highway as 12 passengers were burnt to death in an accident involving a Toyota Hiace bus and a truck. Edo Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Cyril Mathew, who confirmed the incident, said the crash occurred around 5...
A white hummer bus reg no. ZAK 382 XA, was gutted by fire and four passengers were burnt beyond recognision along Gwaram town, jigawa state. According to statement released by the police the vehicle was driven by one Dalha Saleh ‘m’ age 40yrs of Galdimari Qts Saldigal village Zaki...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Niger Command has confirmed the death of 12 persons and multiple injuries in an accident on the Agaie-Lapai Highway. The state FRSC Sector Commander, Kumar Tsukwam, confirmed this to newsmen in Minna on Saturday. He said personnel of the corps were still at...
By OJOMA PETER, Lokoja – The management of Federal University Lokoja (FUL) has declared two days as lecture-free to mourn five of its students that were killed in an auto crash at Felele road, Lokoja, the Kogi State capital. FUL Deputy Registrar, Human Resource, Mr Vincent Ifedayo-Ojo, made the...
An auto crash involving an articulated vehicle in Kogi has claimed the lives of seven people, including four students from the Federal University, Lokoja (FUL), while another student sustained injuries. The FRSC Kogi Sector Commander, Mr Samuel Oyedeji, revealed the details to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said 23 persons have lost their lives in an auto crash that occured on Thursday under the Muhammadu Buhari Interchange Flyover at Hotoro-Kano. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 48 other passengers have also sustained various degrees or injuries as a...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has declared that it would not be deterred by threats from the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) over the impoundment of vehicles with fake number plates. The FRSC Corps Marshal, Malam Shehu Mohammed said this in a statement by the Corps Public...
The death toll from the tanker explosion on Ugwu-Onyeama axis of the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway has risen from 21 to 23 as confirmed by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC). The Sector Commander of the FRSC, Enugu State Command, Mr Franklin Agbakoba, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has warned motorists against speeding and traffic violations in order to reduce road crashes, loss of lives and property. Sector Commander, FRSC, Ondo State Command, Dr Samuel Ibitoye, gave the advice on Sunday in Ore while confirming a fatal accident which occurred in...
Seven persons sustained varying degrees of injury on Friday night in an accident involving a V-wagon commercial bus and a Toyota Camry car on the Lagos-Badagry Expressway. The Unit Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps(FRSC), Mr William Manga, confirmed the incident in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria...
The death toll from the tanker explosion on Ugwu-Onyeama axis of the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway has risen from 18 to 21 as recently confirmed by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC). The Sector Commander of the FRSC, Enugu State Command, Mr Franklin Agbakoba, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
A member representing Ezeagu constituency in the Enugu House of Assembly, Mr Chima Obieze, has expressed sadness over the tragic tanker explosion at the Ugwu-Onyeama axis of the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway that claimed 18 lives. The lawmaker, who made the disclosure in Enugu on Sunday, said that the accident claimed...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has reaffirmed its commitment to reducing road crashes caused by drunk driving and fatigue, with a renewed focus on collaborative efforts with the Judiciary and other stakeholders. The FRSC Corps Marshal, Malam Shehu Mohammed, said this in an interview with the News Agency...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said 15 people have died in multiple motor accidents along Olooru/Oko-olowo Road in Ilorin, Kwara, on Wednesday. Kwara Sector Commander, FRSC, Mr Muftau Irekeola, confirmed this to the News Ageny of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Ilorin. Irekeola said that two commercial...
No fewer than 50 persons lost their lives in a petrol tanker explosion on Saturday. The incident happened on the Dikko-Maje road opposite Badeggi fuelling station in Suleja Local Government Area of Niger. Federal Road Safety Commander (FRSC) in Niger State, Mr Kumar Tsukwam, confirmed this to the News...
By MARY RONKE, Minna – Niger State Government has directed that no vehicle coming from Maje axis should be allowed to pass through Dikko bridge. Farmer Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago gave the directive when he visited the scene of tanker explosion around Dikko junction, Gurara local government area of...